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March 14, 1997 News Feature
Maeve Higgins Makes SXSW Ghost Comedy More Than Extra Ordinary
Comedian and podcaster takes on the afterlife
"...tackles politics in her podcasts, she said, “So much comedy in America is so heavy and trying to make..."
March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule
Fri, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 8
"...Presented by Comedy Central Four screenings daily; call 472-FILM MONDAY, APR 5..."
April 2, 1999 Arts Feature
BS4 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule
Thursday, Apr 8
"...Capitol City Comedy Club MC: Laura House (Austin Stories) ComedySportz Austin ComedySportz..."
April 9, 1999 Arts Feature
BS3 Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Schedule
"...Lone Star Comedy (Dallas, TX)..."
April 17, 1998 Arts Feature
SXSW Comedy: 2014 Panels Announced
Inside 'Portlandia,' Seth Meyers' 'Late Night,' and more
"...It's the first salvo in SXSW Comedy's campaign for 2014, as announced Tuesday afternoon. A full..."
Jan. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires
SXSW Comedy: Henry Winkler Acting Workshop
The storied actor schools an audience on authenticity
"...Henry Winkler Acting Workshop Sunday, March 10, Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABCD..."
March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires
Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events
Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval
"...charcuterie table. – Kimberley Jones TexAss: A Queer Comedy Show..."
March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Livin' Lavaca Loca
In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.
"...late Seventies and throughout the Eighties, during the so-called comedy boom. He was a true road warrior, playing every..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis
The Commissioner Has Left the Building
Johnny Torrez was one of the first Austin comics to work on a professional level, and every local comic who ever made a living in the business credits the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Comedy" as an early influence and inspiration. On Valentine's Day, the Commissioner died. Here's how he is remembered.
"...lost yet another legend: Johnny Torrez, the Commissioner of Comedy. One of the first Austin comics to work on..."
Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare
A Tale of Two Comics
Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman
"...Too often people don't realize that stand-up comedy is a form of theatre and should be judged..."
March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar
In Memoriam: George Wilkerson
Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar
"...was a graduate of the old school of sketch comedy, which was why his scripts succeeded over and over..."
June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Requiem for a Sane Man
Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing
"...hitch a ride with pal Kevin Booth to the Comedy Workshop to perform with his comedy partner, Dwight Slade...."
March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham
Krampus
This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering
"...in New Zealand (doubling for Anytown, USA), this seasonal horror-comedy starts off as something of a riff on National..."
Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Black Sheep
It's smart; it's silly; it's shear terror, as the ruminants develop a taste for human flesh.
"...the prospect of New Zealander King's splendidly disgusting horror comedy in which the titular cuddly fluff-balls (genetically mutated, natch)..."
Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Summer of Laugh
This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot
"...not the only excitement to bubble out of Austin's comedy stew these past few months. Several local comedians and..."
Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini
A Lot of Chatter
Things change, but Janeane Garofalo still loves to stand up on a stage and talk
"...The West Wing, Fox's 24 to BBC's Ideal. Sketch comedy (The Ben Stiller Show, Saturday Night Live), voice work..."
April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Gay Place
Queer comedy returns to ColdTowne
"...town Saturday, with a whole new set of queer comedy sketches directed by Abby Lincoln. The show, dubbed "Hidden..."
Aug. 17, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Fred Claus
Awash with amazingly talented actors – Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, to name a few – Fred Claus is sadly just an early lump of coal under the tree.
"...going to have a movie heavily reliant on physical comedy and sight gags, that’s fine. You just need to..."
Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces
After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside
"...your computer but from actual theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs?..."
July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Santa Clause
When Santa falls off his roof, a man forgets to read the fine print before signing on as his substitute.
"...servitude, indentured by… the Santa clause. A litigious Christmas comedy? Actually, this souped-up sled is a perfect vehicle for..."
Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona
Half Magic
Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy
"...to happier lives. Only in California, right? A guileless comedy without any tricks up its sleeve, the movie attempts..."
Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Guide to Austin Improv
The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown
"...the year's biggest improv party, the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, commencing this week, Chronicle writers Wayne Alan Brenner,..."
Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Onion’s Scott Dikkers Headlines Austin’s Worded Funny
Area event showcases written comedy, local literary laughmongers
"...There’s a comedy show in town this Thursday night...."
Jan. 13, 2020 Arts Post
Home for Heroes (and Others)
Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The
Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning
process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill.
But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's
dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard
labor, they have created one of Austin's most
user-friendly theatre spaces.
"...The Hideout, are also principals in the Austin-based improv comedy troupe We Could Be Heroes. Their transformation of 617..."
Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West
Queer Comedian Smackdown
Both Adelina Anthony and Margaret Cho in one weekend? Surely this is some form of sign of the gaypocalypse?
"...hot match or what? No, these lovely ladies of comedy will not be duking it out. They won't even..."
Jan. 18, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer
South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...Guy, an eagerly awaited blockbuster reboot of the 1980s action-comedy television series...."
Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
SNL alum Noël Wells' Mr. Roosevelt
Indie comedy digs deep into Austin social mores
"...Wells was the wunderkind of the Austin improv and comedy scene, starring at Esther's Follies while still an undergraduate..."
March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta
Not Just Some Clown from New York City
Mark Gindick brings his 'Wing-Man' to Austin
"...capital C, one of those classic purveyors of physical comedy that you see at the circus – except with..."
Jan. 1, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan
Director of the new horror comedy on time travel and more
"...It's said that comedy and horror sit on either side of a blurred..."
